News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General for the New York Region (“HHS-OIG"), announced that the United States has settled a civil...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: The attached fact sheet provides information about fires in Glacier National Park and surrounding areas.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: MOOSE, WY- The National Park Service will celebrate the 101st anniversary of its founding on Friday, August 25. To celebrate Founder’s Day, Grand Teton National Park will waive entrance fees, as will all other national park units across the country. All park visitor centers and information stations will...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 29-year-old Kilgore, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A Birmingham man pled guilty today in federal court to selling heroin last year that caused the death of one person and seriously injured another, announced Drug Enforcment (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton and U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), and Philip R. Bartlett, Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: CRESCENT CITY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will offer 11 burros and two gentled wild horses for public adoption from Saturday to Sunday, Aug. 26-27, at the Del Norte County Fairgrounds, 421 U.S. Route 101, Crescent City. Adopters can select from six male (Jack) burros and five female (Jennies) burros, along with two gentled foals (under a year old), from the Devil’s Garden Herd Territory on the Modoc National Forest.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Eugene Peter Kenworthy, Jr., age 50, of Ambler, PA, was charged today by Indictment with wire fraud, false statements for the purpose of influencing the Federal Housing Administration, aggravated identity theft, and failure to file a tax return, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis Lappen.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Concord, N.H.- Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Christian Cherry, 33, previously of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: VA Psychiatrist Had Inappropriate Sexual Contact With Patient, Coached Her To Lie To Investigators.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Twenty people from the Youngstown area were indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to launder $16 million obtained through computer hacking and other fraud, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Beckley area physician was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison and ordered to pay a fine of $50,000 for a drug crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Dr. Michael Kostenko, D.O., 61, of Daniels, previously pleaded guilty to distribution of oxycodone not for legitimate...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Charles Town, West Virginia man pled guilty today to unlawfullly possessing a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Two Cleveland gang members were sentenced to more than 64 and 14 years in prison for their roles in carjackings in the city’s Tremont neighborhood, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman, FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony and Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Aristides Sánchez, a resident of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty today to two felony violations of the federal Lacey Act for collecting, purchasing, falsely labeling, and shipping protected marine invertebrate species as part of an effort to subvert Puerto Rican law designed to protect corals and other reef species, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - EM is scheduled to conduct a workshop Sept. 15 at DOE headquarters in Washington, D.C., to discuss recent acquisition improvements and solicit industry feedback.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Frank Luo, 49, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to three years in prison for wire fraud related to a nationwide casino and credit card fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Man with White Gauze Around His Face Tries to Rob Albuquerque Bank.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 23, 2017
News Release: SAN ANTONIO, Texas - This morning, federal, state and local authorities arrested a dozen individuals without incident, including San Antonio Eastside-based ringleader Donavin Sanchez, on federal drug charges stemming from a heroin and methamphetamine trafficking investigation announced DEA Acting Special...
